- 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.
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中箭落马
中箭落马
lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
- ，。
He was struck by an arrow, fell from his horse, and suffered severe injuries.
- 貳动verb
to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
- ，。
This time he suffered a serious setback with heavy losses.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 竹(bamboo)RADICAL
- 前(front; ahead)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An arrow made from bamboo flies forward to pierce through its target.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 洛(Luo River (sound and meaning of falling into water))PHONO-SEMANTIC
Leaves falling from a tree like water flowing in a river expresses the meaning of the character for falling.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
中箭落马
Traditional中箭落馬
lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
- ，。
He was struck by an arrow, fell from his horse, and suffered severe injuries.
- 貳动verb
to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
- ，。
This time he suffered a serious setback with heavy losses.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 竹(bamboo)RADICAL
- 前(front; ahead)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An arrow made from bamboo flies forward to pierce through its target.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 洛(Luo River (sound and meaning of falling into water))PHONO-SEMANTIC
Leaves falling from a tree like water flowing in a river expresses the meaning of the character for falling.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
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